Chapter 1/Test 1 Study Material

Why did Europeans come to America?

• To find new land and opportunities

• To return to their home countries

• To escape from America

• To visit family already living there

Which of the following is one of the three colonial regions?

• New England Colonies

• Western Colonies

• Southern States

• Central Colonies

If you were asked to give two examples of weather in the New England Colonies, which would be a good answer?

• Cold winters and mild summers

• Hot deserts and rainforests

• Tornadoes and earthquakes

• Dry and windy all year

What does the phrase “no taxation without representation” mean?

• Colonists wanted to pay more taxes.

• Colonists wanted to have a say in the government that taxed them.

• Colonists did not want any laws.

• Colonists wanted to move to a new country.

Why did colonists think “no taxation without representation” was unfair?

• They liked paying taxes.

• They wanted to make their own laws and have a voice in decisions.

• They wanted to move to England.

• They wanted to be kings and queens.

Which of the following is an example of a primary source?

• A textbook

• A diary written by a colonist

• A modern newspaper article

• A fictional story

Which of the following best describes a secondary source?

• A diary written during an event

• A textbook explaining historical events

• An artifact from ancient times

• A poem written by a participant

What is a tertiary source?

• An original diary or letter

• A textbook or encyclopedia that summarizes information

• A newspaper article written at the time of an event

• A personal interview

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• Abraham Lincoln

Why did the colonists need to write the Declaration of Independence?

• To declare their freedom from British rule

• To start a new country in Europe

• To make new friends with the British

• To write a story about America